If you want to reach the age of the pearl turtle you raise at home, you have to learn to carefully observe the growth lines on its back, that is, the layers of circular lines on the tortoise shell. These lines generally grow on the shell, each circle is representative of one year old, a total of how many circles, plus the first year of its birth is the life span of the pearl turtle. But there is also a way to look at the abdominal part of a ring set of a ring of circles, there are a few circles on behalf of this year is a few years old. Although there are two main ways to identify the age of pearl turtles, it still requires the patient and careful observation of breeders.
Basically, the pearl turtle can hibernate at about one year old, but it still depends on the specific situation. If the newly bought turtle seedlings are too small, it is not recommended to hibernate, because at this time the turtle's nutritional intake is insufficient, so entering the hibernation state can easily lead to its death. Generally speaking, the body length is about ten centimeters, and you can try to hibernate when you are about one year old. If it is lower than this standard, when the water temperature or the ambient temperature drops, you must prevent the tortoise from entering the hibernation state by heating.
